





The Organization 
Purpose and Methods of 

Underwriters’ 

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Laboratories 

INCORPORATED 1901 

ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY THE 

National Board of Fire Underwriters 

FOR SERVICE—NOT PROFIT 



Principal Office and Testing Station 
207 East Ohio Street, Chicago 

Offices and Agencies Throughout 
United States and Canada 


Copyright 1921 by Underwriters’ Laboratories 

























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Organization, Purpose and Methods 
of Underwriters’ Laboratories 

U NDERWRITERS’ LABORATORIES, a corporation 
chartered November, 1901, by the State of Illinois, is 
authorized to establish and maintain laboratories for 
the examination and testing of appliances and devices, and to 
enter into contracts with the owners and manufacturers of 
such appliances and devices, respecting the recommendation 
thereof to insurance organizations. 

Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., was established and is 
maintained, by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, For 
Service—Not Profit. 

The object of Underwriters’ Laboratories is to bring to the 
user the best obtainable opinion on the merits of appliances, de¬ 
vices, machines and materials in respect to life, fire and collision 
hazards, and theft and accident prevention. 

The work is undertaken as one means of reducing the enor¬ 
mous and disproportionate loss of life and property by fire and 
accident. 

Underwriters’ Laboratories’ comprehensive testing equipment 
and corps of experienced engineers afford unequaled facilities for 
work of this character. The long experience of the Laboratories 
in this work, and the methods employed for keeping in close 
touch with manufacturers, users, inspection bureaus and all other 
sources of practical information have resulted in a general recog¬ 
nition of its standards and recommendations. 

Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada was formed by Un¬ 
derwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., of Illinois, U. S. A., for the pur¬ 
pose of carrying forward the work in Canada, the charter being' 
granted by the Dominion Government. 

Buildings and Equipment. 

Principal Offices and Testing Station. 

The principal offices and testing station are located at 207 
East Ohio Street, Chicago. 

The Chicago plant occupies a three-story and basement build¬ 
ing of fire resistive construction, containing something over 50,- 
000 square feet of floor space, with a frontage of 266 feet. Yard 
space is provided for huts and large testing furnaces. The main 
building in Chicago is, perhaps, the best example in America of 
fire resistive construction, furnished with fire resistive finish and 
equipment and operating properly safeguarded machinery. Brick, 
terra cotta, concrete, stone, steel and iron are used exclusively 
in the structural features. The window frames and sash are of 
metal with wired glass, the doors are of metal, the desks and 
filing cases in the main office are of steel. No wood or other 
combustible material is used in any portion of the finish. In ad¬ 
dition, the plant is equipped with automatic sprinklers, and the 
machines, appurtenances, and lighting, heating and power haz¬ 
ards are safeguarded with every known precaution. In this 
model building the Underwriters have gone to. the extreme in 
adopting in their own property all the measures they are known 



Building Column Testing Apparatus. 


Furnace and hydro-pneumatic ram with which fire and fire and water tests 
of loaded columns are made. Load capacity of ram, 545,000 lb. Thermocouples 
are used to determine furnace temperatures. 




























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to recommend in the property of others. About one hundred 
fifty people are employed in the Chicago plant, which, with its 
equipment, has a value of approximately $225,000.00. 


New York Office. 

ihe New York office is equipped for the conduct of examina¬ 
tions and tests of all electrical devices under the same conditions 
as those afforded at the principal office and testing station in 
Chicago. 

Other Offices and Agencies. 

Other offices and agencies as listed on pages 49 to 52, inch, are 
located throughout the United States and Canada. 


ORGANIZATION. 
Board of Directors. 

A. G. Dugan, Chicago, Chairman 

F. C. Buswell. . 

Charles L. Case 
Sheldon Catlin 

C. E. Dox. 

J. C. Harding. . 

C. W. Higley.. . 

Ralph B. Ives. 


.. New York 
. .New York 
Philadelphia 

.Chicago 

.... Chicago 
.... Chicago 
.... Chicago 


W. E. Mallalieu.New York 

John Marshall, Jr..San Francisco 

J. B. Morton.Philadelphia 

W. P. Robertson.Chicago 

W. H. Stevens.Watertown, N. Y. 

Chas. R. Tuttle.Chicago 

Wm. H. Merrill, Pres.... Chicago 


Officers. 

Chairman, A. G. Dugan, Chicago 
President, W. H. Merrill, Chicago 
Vice-President, W. C. Robinson, Chicago 
Vice-President, Dana Pierce, New York 
Vice-President, A. R. Small, Chicago 
Secretary, D. B. Anderson, Chicago 
Treasurer, L. B. Headen, Chicago 


Fire Council. 


Geo. W. Cleveland...Detroit, Mich. 

Gorham Dana.Boston, Mass. 

W. F. Dunbar.Atlanta, Ga. 

H. H. Glidden.Chicago, Ill. 

C. M. Goddard.Boston, Mass. 

A. W. Hadrill.Montreal, Que. 

C. A. Hexamer . . . Philadelphia. Pa. 
C. T. Ingalls. .Oklahoma City, Okla. 

F. W. Jenness.Syracuse, N. Y. 

M. F. Jones.Boston, Mass. 

Geo. A. Madison.... St. Louis, Mo. 
W. E. Mallalieu.. .New York, N. Y. 

W. H. Merrill.Chicago, Ill. 

E. F. Mohrardt.San Francisco, Cal. 


Isaac Osgood.Boston, Mass 

H. L. Phillips.Hartford, Conn. 

Benjamin Richards.... Chicago, Ill. 

W. O. Robb.New York, N. Y. 

W. C. Robinson.Chicago, Ill. 

E. M. Sellers.Indianapolis. Ind. 

T. B. Sellers.Columbus, Ohio 

F. J. T. Stewart... New York, N. Y. 

W. A. Stoney.New York. N. Y. 

S. W. Stratton . .Washington, D. C. 

C. C. Taylor.Chicago, Ill. 

P. W. Terry.St. Louis, Mo. 

R. J. Trimble.Pittsburgh, Pa. 

L. Wiederhold, Jr.. Philadelphia, Pa. 
































Hydraulic Laboratory. 

In this laboratory means are provided for testing hydraulic devices and systems used in the extinguishment of fires. Hydrants, pumps, 
valves and automatic sprinkler systems are among the appliances handled. In the foreground is a 25,000-gal. concrete reservoir for water used in 
tests, and in the background are two 4,000-gal. pressure tanks. 




























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Casualty Council. 


L. L. Allen.Nashville, Tenn. 

Lewis Bryant.Trenton, N. J. 

C. E. Connolly.Oklahoma City, Okla. 

R. J. Cullen.New York, N. Y. 

Byron Cummings.New York, N. Y. 

J. S. B. Davie.Concord, N. H. 

W. P. Eales.Hartford, Conn. 

R. H. Fletcher.Lansing, Mich. 

J. H. Garrett.Boise, Idaho 

C. H. Gram.Salem, Ore. 

R. H. Gunagan.. .New York, N. Y. 

R. S. Hayes.Columbus, Ohio 

F. A. Kennedy.Kennedy, Neb. 

F. W. Lawson.Chicago, Ill. 

W. H. Merrill.Chicago, Ill. 

N. R. Moray.Hartford, Conn. 

Charles Nelson.. .New York, N. Y. 


Lew R. Palmer.... New York, N. Y. 

R. H. Pearson-New York, N. Y. 

Percy Gilbert.Olympia, Wash. 

J. W. Rausch.Baltimore, Md. 

C. N. Smith.Chicago, Ill. 

G. D. Smith.Carson City, Nev. 

A. E. Spriggs.Helena, Mont. 

S. W. Stratton. .Washington, D. C. 

E. L. Sweetser.Boston, Mass. 

A. L. Urick.Des Moines, la. 

D. Van Schaack.. .Hartford, Conn. 

J. Walker.Harrisburg, Pa. 

A. W. Whitney.. .New York, N. Y. 
S. J. Williams.Chicago, Ill. 

E. E. Witte.Madison, Wis. 

H. M. Wolfin.. .San Francisco, Cal. 

J. R. Young.Raleigh, N. C. 


Electrical Council. 


L. A. Barley.Denver, Colo. 

H. N. Beecher.Los Angeles, Calif. 
W. S. Boyd.Chicago, Ill. 

F. R. Bradford.Boston, Mass. 

G. E. Bruen....New York, N. Y. 
Walter J. Burke...Boston, Mass. 
F. A. Cambridge.. .Winnipeg, Man. 

M. E. Cheney.Seattle, Wash. 

B. W. Clark.Detroit, Mich. 

F. R. Daniel.Milwaukee, Wis. 

R. L. Daniel.... Minneapolis, Minn. 
Washington Devereux.. .Phila., Pa. 

F. O. Evertz.Columbus, O. 

J. H. Fenton.St. Louis, Mo. 

J. C. Forsyth.New York, N. Y. 

O. M. Frykman.Minneapolis, Minn. 
M. B. Gleeson..Philadelphia, Pa. 

B. H. Glover.Chicago, Ill. 

Warren Hadley. .Washington, D. C. 

C. R. Hodgdon.Pittsburgh, Pa. 

E. C. Horton.Buffalo, N. Y. 

B. M. Hosford.Cleveland, O. 


W. B. Hubbell.... Cincinnati, O. 

L. C. Ilsley.Pittsburgh, Pa. 

M. F. Jones.Boston, Mass. 

C. H. Lum.New York, N. Y. 

W. D. Matthews.Chicago, Ill. 

C. W. Mitchell. 

.San Francisco, Calif. 

F. H. Moore.Indianapolis, Ind. 

I. Osgood.Boston, Mass. 

Dana Pierce.New York, N. Y. 

A. M. Schoen.Atlanta, Ga. 

Wm. Lincoln Smith.. Boston, Mass. 

R. P. Strong.New Orleans, La. 

H. H. Sutton.Dallas, Tex. 

Ralph Sweetland.Boston, Mass. 

C. M. Tait.Montreal, Que. 

V. H. Tousley.Chicago, Ill. 

F. D. Varnum.St. Paul, Minn. 

F. D. Weber.Portland, Ore. 

A. G. Wilbor.Hartford, Conn. 

H. S. Wynkoop.. .New York, N. Y. 


Automobile Council. 


F. D. Bennett. 

T. A. Kruse. 

W. H. Merrill. 

A. R. Small. 

C. S. Timberlake.. . 
Samuel Tupper, Jr. 

J. D. Vail. 


_Boston, Mass. 

New York, N. Y. 

.Chicago, Ill. 

.Chicago, Ill. 

. .Hartford, Conn. 

.Atlanta, Ga. 

.Chicago, Ill. 
































































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VICE-PRESIDENT AND 
SUPT. LABEL SERVICE 


CASUALTY 

Engineer 

C. R. ALLTNG 

Mechanical Engineer 

S. V. JAMES 


SAFETY AND BURGLARY 
APPLIANCES 


Assistant Engineers 

H. B. MICHAEL 
H. A. FURLONG 
F. G. COLEMAN 


Laboratory Assistants 


AUTOMOTIVE APPLI¬ 
ANCES 


Assistant Engineers 

E. L. BARRETT 
K. M. CHAFFEE 
F. C. GARRISON 
IC. G. LEIGH 
E. H. RAHN 
C. G. MONTGOMERY 
H. W. PARKER 

Laboratory Assistants 


A. R. SMALL 

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LABEL SERVICE 

Assistant Supt. Label 
Service 

R. M. CLUCAS 


Chief Inspectors 

H. G UFER 
[Chicago Office > 

R. A. WOODCOCK 

(New York Office) 

Inspection Engineers 

W. J ALCOCK 

(Chicago Office) 

E. A. REISENBERGER 

(New York Office) 

Assistants to Supt. Label 
Service 

W J SHARKEY 
C. J JESSE 
E. GRACE 
P M. ANDRESEN 

I. . C. HAM 

J DANIELSON 
E. JOYCE 
N. FULLER 













































































New York Laboratory. 

The New York Laboratory was opened in 1912 for the convenience of Eastern manufacturers. It includes facilities for makine 
tests of various electrical and signal appliances and is practically a duplicate of the Electrical Laboratory at Chicago. 



























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Methods 

Application for Tests. 

A submittor desiring to secure an investigation and report on 
his product may address Underwriters’ Laboratories, 207 East 
Ohio Street, Chicago, or any one of the offices or agencies listed 
on pages 49 to 52, inch, giving a fairly complete description of his 
product so that its character, purpose, size, rating and other fea¬ 
tures may be understood. Such information makes it possible 
for the Laboratories to classify the product and determine, at 
least in a general way, the probable nature and extent of the 
necessary examinations and tests. 

An application blank is then sent to the submittor with infor¬ 
mation as to the character and number of samples that are 
needed. On return of the application accompanied by fee, to the 
Laboratories, the investigation and tests are begun upon samples 
at the Laboratories or at an installation on as early a date as is 
compatible with other work already in progress. 

If requested, the details of the device, the submittor’s claims 
for it and the tests proposed will be discussed with the submittor 
either by correspondence or in an interview, and an appointment 
will be made for him to witness the tests if he desires to do so. 

Test Samples. 

In the case of articles or systems involving a number of struc¬ 
tural parts, or where large expense would be incurred for ship¬ 
ment, preliminary reports will be made upon receipt of fee ac¬ 
companied by drawings and complete description. 

Complete examinations and tests of installed systems and 
machines will be made at additional cost for engineers’ travel¬ 
ing expenses from and back to the nearest office or agency of the 
Laboratories, or from and back to the principal office at Chicago. 

One sample of a large appliance is generally sufficient for test 
purposes, but in a number of cases, especially those covering the 
smaller devices, various numbers are required, depending upon 
the tests prescribed for the class. 

Time Required for Tests. 

The time required for the completion of test work varies from 
ten days to six months, depending upon the test specifications of 
the class. For appliances not classified no assurances as to the 
length of time necessary to complete the work can be given. 

Acceptance of Findings. 

The aim of the founders of Underwriters’ Laboratories was 
to secure the best and fairest opinion regarding the merits or 
demerits of every device, system, machine or material, in respect 
to life and fire hazards, and to have the work so conducted and 
reviewed as to secure accuracy and uniformity in its findings. 
This object has been accomplished and the scope of the Labora¬ 
tories’ work broadened to such an extent that the majority of 
underwriters in the United States, federal, state and municipal 
authorities, plant operators, and architects, building owners and 
users either accept or require a report from the Laboratories 
incident to their recognition of devices, systems and materials 
having a bearing upon life, fire and collision hazards, and theft 
and accident prevention. 



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Underwriters’ Laboratories issues no guarantee that its find¬ 
ings will be accepted or recognized in any case. Such assurances 
can be obtained only from the authority having jurisdiction. 

Appeals From Laboratories’ Opinions. 

There exist permanent arrangements between Underwriters’ 
Laboratories and the Bureau of Standards of the Department 
of Commerce of the Federal Government and between Under¬ 
writers’ Laboratories and the Bureau of Mines of the Department 
of the Interior of the Federal Government whereby, in the event 
of a fixed difference of opinion on a technical matter between 
Underwriters’ Laboratories and any of its clients, the question at 
issue may be submitted to either Bureau for decision. 

Laboratories’ Councils. 

These Councils, four in number (see pages 5 to 7, inch) are 
officially designated as Fire, Electrical, Casualty and Automobile, 
respectively. Represented in the membership of these Councils 
are Federal, state and municipal governments and insurance 
organizations. 

If, at the conclusion of the work upon any appliance, system 
or material, the results are such as to lead to a recommendation 
for listing as standard, a complete report, including findings of 
the Laboratories’ engineers, is prepared and submitted to one or 
more of these Councils and final action and listing of an appli¬ 
ance or material by the Laboratories is dependent upon a re¬ 
quired number of favorable ballots from members of the Council 
concerned. The findings of the Laboratories’ engineers are thus 
submitted to the judgment of men of wide field experience. 

If the results of examinations and tests are such that a prod¬ 
uct cannot be recommended for listing, a detailed report is made 
to the submittor only. 

Reports. 

At the conclusion of the Laboratories’ investigation and of 
consideration by the Council, a copy of the report is sent to the 
submittor. 

Any number of duplicate copies of the report are available to 
the submittor upon request and at cost of printing. 

Only products produced commercially and concerning which 
the actual manufacturer is known are eligible for listing as stand¬ 
ard, but the Laboratories is prepared to receive, examine and 
test devices in the model stage and to render to the submittor a 
report for his information and guidance in future development. 

Card Reports. 

Summaries of the Laboratories’ reports are promulgated on 
printed cards filed according to classifications, and cabinets con¬ 
taining these cards are maintained at the offices of the principal 
boards of underwriters and inspection bureaus in the United 
States, at many of the general offices of insurance companies and 
firms, certain Federal, state and municipal departments, and at 
the offices and agencies of the Laboratories in larger cities. 

A copy of this card report is also forwarded to the submittor, 
who may obtain additional copies at printing cost. 




Machine for Testing Strength and Stretch of Rubber. 

Used exclusively for determining the tensile strength and stretch of the rubber 
linings used in fire hose, chemical engine hose and gasolene hose. 






















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Lists of Inspected Appliances. 

Large editions of semi-annually revised lists of manufacturers 
of material being constructed in accordance with the Laboratories’ 
Standards and subject to one of the forms of continuous super¬ 
vision by Laboratories’ inspectors and engineers, as described on 
page 17, are widely distributed. The following lists are regu¬ 
larly published: 

List of Inspected Electrical Appliances. 

List of Inspected Mechanical Appliances. 

List of Inspected Automotive Appliances. 

List of Appliances Inspected for Accident Hazard. 

Cost of Service. 

As manifestly the regular subscribers to the Laboratories can¬ 
not be called upon to cover the expenses of tests made at the 
request of others, a system has been established whereby a manu¬ 
facturer or owner desirous of securing an examination and re¬ 
port by Underwriters’ Laboratories on any particular appliance, 
system or material, is enabled to do so by first depositing a pre¬ 
liminary fee as evidence of good faith, and on completion of the 
work paying the balance of its cost as shown by accurate records 
thereof, which are kept in detail. As a warrant that an applicant 
will not incur costs beyond his expectations, a limit of expense is 
fixed in each case beyond which charges are not made. 

The amounts of the fees are in proportion to the nature and 
extent of the work required in examinations and tests. 

The cost of experimental work is practically the same in each 
class of appliance, whether samples show superior or inferior 
qualities. 

The applicant’s obligation to pay the charge is not, therefore, 
contingent upon the nature of the opinion rendered—whether 
favorable or otherwise. 

These fees cover only one examination and one set of tests 
on a single pattern of appliance, system, method or material, con¬ 
cluded by a report to the submittor. A statement of the balance 
of the cost of the work, if any (above the amount of the prelim¬ 
inary fee) is rendered, which is due on presentation. A request 
for a further examination or set of tests is considered to be a 
new application and may require the payment of a second prelim¬ 
inary fee. 

Where costs do not aggregate the amount of the preliminary 
fee, the balance will be returned to the submittor. 

The charges made in the Laboratories’ work do not include 
costs incident to extension of credit, or the allowance of discount. 


Total Cost 

Amount of ‘to Applicant 

Preliminary Fee Not to Exceed 

Group A . $100.00 $300.00 

Group B . 50.00 150.00 

Group C . 25.00 75.00 

Group D . 15.00 45.00 


Group D. —Consists of appliances requiring a brief and easily 
executed examination, and either no tests at all, or at the most, 







Photo-microscopic Examination of a Bronze Hose Coupling. 

., j specimen of fire hose coupling is polished to a mirror-like finish, etched with a dilute 
acid, and examined through a microscope where certain defects, if any, may be observed. (See 
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a single, simple test to demonstrate one point or the effectiveness 
in the chief or sole purpose for which the appliance may be used. 

Group F.—In this group are classified experimental work and 
researches upon subjects covering which records are not available 
for use as a basis in making advance agreements as to total cost. 
The amount of the preliminary fee is from $100.00 to $500.00 
depending upon the extent of the investigation. Bills are ren¬ 
dered monthly as the work proceeds. 

Follow-Up Service 

Whenever reports of appliances or materials are ready to 
issue, the favorable opinion, promulgated as above described, is 
followed up by one of the following three forms of supervision 
over goods marketed under the approvals. 

Reexamination Service 

The oldest of these forms is the Reexamination Service, in 
which the maker agrees, during the continuance of listing as 
standard, to pay certain fees annually (ranging usually from 
five to thirty dollars), with which the Laboratories defrays the 
costs of obtaining samples in the open market or from the manu¬ 
facturer and of making examinations and tests of the appliance 
one or more times yearly. Sub-standard features, if any are 
found as a result of the reexamination, are corrected by the 
maker on subsequent products. 

Inspection Service 

The second form of supervision is the Inspection Service, 
which is regarded by the Laboratories’ management as supe¬ 
rior to the Reexamination Service and is applied as far as pos¬ 
sible wherever the Label Service, later described, is not con¬ 
sidered practicable. The Inspection Service includes regular and 
frequent examinations and tests of products at factories by Lab¬ 
oratories’ engineers and the correction by the manufacturer of 
features found not in compliance with the standards of efficiency 
shown by the samples originally tested, and also supplementary 
examinations at the Laboratories of samples purchased in the 
open market or received from inspectors and users, thus affording 
counterchecks on the factory inspection work and determinations 
of the service value of the product. 

The cost of dhe Inspection Service is billed monthly in each 
case to manufacturers cooperating. 

Label Service 

The third form of supervision by the Laboratories is the 
Label Service. This is regarded by the Laboratories’ manage¬ 
ment as the most efficient and satisfactory of the three methods 
of Supervision, and is being utilized to a greater extent each year. 
The Label Service consists of inspections of devices and materials 
at the factories by Laboratories’ engineers, and the labeling of 
standard goods by stamps, transfers or labels, whereby they may 
be recognized wherever found; and, in addition, of systematic 
supplementary examinations and tests at the Laboratories of 
samples of labeled goods purchased in the open market or re¬ 
ceived from inspectors and users, thus serving to countercheck 
the efficiency of the factory inspection work and to determine 
the service value of the product. 












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For a number of industries this service now includes inspec¬ 
tion of the product at factories, check tests on materials pur¬ 
chased in the open market, service value determinations by re¬ 
tests of samples which have been in practical use, and schedule 
estimates, showing comparative demerits noted on products. 
These elaborations are working to the decided advantage of all 
concerned, and are at all possible only under the labeling system. 
Approximately half a billion (500,000,000) labels were utilized 
on products during the year ending* December 31, 1920. 

Experience has shown that this method is in every way su¬ 
perior for the purpose of bringing to the consumer the article 
he desires, for the purpose of placing competition between man¬ 
ufacturers beyond the point where deterioration in the quality of 
the output is made necessary, and for the proper protection of 
the Laboratories and the organizations co-operating with it, 
which are giving substantial recognition to efficient protection ap¬ 
pliances. 

It has also been shown that an inspection and checking system 
of this nature can be efficiently operated under the Laboratories’ 
direction without calling upon the manufacturer to give undue 
publicity to his manufacturing process or subjecting him to any 
embarrassment or annoyance. 

Cost of Label Service '.—The cost of this service is defrayed 
by charges made for the labels. These charges vary according 
to the nature and extent of the inspection needed. For goods 
which can be tested by machinery or which are machine-made 
and run through factories in such quantities that tests of a num¬ 
ber of samples of each day’s output give a fair criterion of the 
whole product, the charges run from $0.50 to $2.00 per 1,000 
labels. For goods made by hand and goods which require inspec¬ 
tion or test of each individual item, the charges run from $0.05 
to $1.00 per label. In no case is the cost of the service as repre¬ 
sented by the charge for the label sufficient to become an im¬ 
portant factor in determining the selling price of the article 
labeled. 

In addition to carrying the names of manufacturers regu¬ 
larly employing the Label Service in each separate industry in 
the records of the Laboratories, all such manufacturers are 
freely consulted in all matters concerning standards of construc¬ 
tion and inspection. 

In order that the Laboratories may maintain an efficient in¬ 
spection, and the requisite familiarity with the affairs of the in¬ 
dustry, it is necessary that the Laboratories be assured a mini¬ 
mum amount from the yearly sale of labels to each manufacturer. 
The prices of labels, as shown on pages 21 to 30, inclusive, 
are based upon the expectation that the purchases of each manu¬ 
facturer included in the industry list will aggregate at least 
$36.00 for each calendar year. If the amount paid for labels dur¬ 
ing a calendar year is less than $36.00, the manufacturer is 
required to make up the difference. 



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56 Electric (Rectangular Decalc.), per 1000. 7.50 

72 Insulated, per 100. 25.00 

4 Cable, Armored, 50-ft. denomination, per 1000. . . . 10.00 
133 Cable, Varnished Cloth, 250, 500, 1000-ft. denomina¬ 
tions, per 1000 ft.07 

31 Canopy Insulators, per 1000.50 

Can— 

30 Safety, per 100. 3.00 

32 Waste, per 100. 4.50 

92 Chemical Engine Hose, each.50 

Chemical Extinguishers (See Fire Extinguishers). 

124 Cleaning Fluid, Safety, per 1000. 2.25 

16 Clock, Time Detector, per 100. 5.00 

Conduit— 

1 Flexible Steel, 50-ft. denomination, per 1000. 5.75 

6 Rigid. 10-ft. denomination, per 1000. 3.00 

132 Cotton Bale Treated, per 1000.100.00 

62 Cord, Flexible, 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000 denomination, 

per 1000 ft.05 

Cord Heater, 250, 500-ft. denominations, per 1000 ft. .05 

43 Couplings, High Tension Insulating, per 1000.50 

108 Cutout Box, per 1000. 5.00 

Discharge for Hazardous Liquids— 

59 Inside, per 100. 20.00 

71 Outside, per 100. 20.00 

87 Power-operated, per 100. 35.00 

63 Door Frame, per 100. 12.00 

14 Door Hardware, per 1000. 10.00 

88 Door Lock, per 100. 7.50 

Doors 


For Opening in Corridor or Room Partition- 
77 Etched, per 100. 

83 Stamped, per 100. 

For Opening to Exterior Fire Escape— 

81 Etched, per 100. 

84 Stamped, per 100. 

For Opening in Fire Wall— 

80 Etched, per 100. 

10 Stamped, per 100. 

For Opening in Vertical Shaft— 

76 Etched, per 100. 

82 Stamped, per 100. 

Electric Cabinet— 

50 Circular Decalc., per 1000. 

56 Rectangular Decalc., per 1000. 

Electric Fixtures— 

57 For other than Gas-filled Lamps, per 100. 

107 For Gas-filled Lamps, per 1000. 

48 Electric Signs (See Sign, Electric) 

126 Electrolytic Oxygen (Contract Service). 

126A Electrolytic Hydrogen (Contract Service). 

104 Elevator Appliance, per 100. 


40.00 

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56 Electric (Rectangular Decalc.), per 1000. 7.50 

72 Insulated, per 100. 25.00 

4 Cable, Armored, 50-ft. denomination, per 1000. . . . 10.00 
133 Cable, Varnished Cloth, 250, 500, 1000-ft. denomina¬ 
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31 Canopy Insulators, per 1000.50 

Can— 

30 Safety, per 100. 3.00 

32 Waste, per 100. 4.50 

92 Chemical Engine Hose, each.50 

Chemical Extinguishers (See Fire Extinguishers). 

124 Cleaning Fluid, Safety, per 1000. 2.25 

16 Clock, Time Detector, per 100. . .. 5.00 

Conduit— 

1 Flexible Steel, 50-ft. denomination, per 1000. 5.75 

6 Rigid, 10-ft. denomination, per 1000. 3.00 

132 Cotton Bale Treated, per 1000.100.00 

62 Cord, Flexible, 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000 denomination, 

per 1000 ft.05 

Cord Heater, 250, 500-ft. denominations, per 1000 ft. .05 

43 Couplings, High Tension Insulating, per 1000.50 

108 Cutout Box, per 1000. 5.00 

Discharge for Hazardous Liquids— 

59 Inside, per 100. 20.00 

71 Outside, per 100. 20.00 

87 Power-operated, per 100. 35.00 

63 Door Frame, per 100. 12.00 

14 Door Hardware, per 1000. 10.00 

88 Door Lock, per 100. 7.50 

Doors 


For Opening in Corridor or Room Partition— 
77 Etched, per 100. 

83 Stamped, per 100. 

For Opening to Exterior Fire Escape— 

81 Etched, per 100. 

84 Stamped, per 100. 

For Opening in Fire Wall— 

80 Etched, per 100. 

10 Stamped, per 100. 

For Opening in Vertical Shaft— 

76 Etched, per 100. 

82 Stamped, per 100. 

Electric Cabinet— 

50 Circular Decalc., per 1000. 

56 Rectangular Decalc., per 1000. 

Electric Fixtures— 

57 For other than Gas-filled Lamps, per 100. 

107 For Gas-filled Lamps, per 1000. 

48 Electric Signs (See Sign, Electric) 

126 Electrolytic Oxygen ( Contract Service). 

126A Electrolytic Hydrogen ( Contract Service). 

104 Elevator Appliance, per 100. 


40.00 

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98A Classification AA, per 100. 4.50 

98 Classification A, per 100. 4.50 

110 Classification B, per 1000. 10.00 

Extinguishers (See Fire Extinguishers). 

105 Film, Motion Picture, each.35 

93 Fire Alarm Box (Private Station), per 100. 5.00 

Fire Alarm Device, Automatic Fire— 

38 Brass Label . 5.00 

89 Paper Label, per 1000. 5.00 

109 Fire Alarm Device (Decalc.), per 100. 5.00 

38 Fire Alarm Tubing, Automatic, per 1000 ft.05 

100 Fire Door Release, Automatic, per 100. 11.00 

Fire Doors (See Doors) 

63 Fire Door Frame, per 100. 12.00 

14 Fire Door Hardware, per 1000. 10.00 

88 Fire Door Locks, per 100. 7.50 

Fire Extinguisher— 

42 1-Qt., Pump Type, per 100. 5.00 

42B 1-Qt., Pressure Type, per 100. 5.00 

129 Ip 2 -Qt., Pump Type, per 100. 5.00 

85 1^-Gal., Loose Stopple Type, per 100. 5.00 

7AF 2^4-Gal., Anti-Freeze Type, per 100. 7.50 

45 2^4-Gal., Break Bottle, per 100. 9.00 

103 2and 5-Gal., Hand Pump, per 100. 7.50 

7 2^4-Gal., Loose Stopple, per 100. 9.00 

7E Foam Type, per 100. 9.00 

101 Stationary, each . 7.50 

103A 5-Gal. Pump Type, per 100. 7.50 

68 Wheeled, each . 1.00 

Fire Hose— 

92 Chemical Engine, each.50 

18 Unlined Linen, 50-ft. denomination, per 100. 10.00 

18A Unlined, per 100. 10.00 

19 Rubber-lined, 50-ft. denomination, each.80 

19A Rubber-covered Cotton, Rubber-lined, each.50 

47 Fire Hose Rack, per 100. 5.00 

49 Fire Pail, per 100. 2.50 

Fire Shutter for opening in Exterior Wall— 

79 Etched, per 100. 40.00 

65 Stamped, per 100. 40.00 

15 Fire and Watch Box, per 100. 5.00 

Fire Window Frame— 

78 Etched, per 100. 18.00 

9 Stamped, per 100. 18.00 

9E For Light Exposure, per 100. 18.00 

Fire Window Locks— 

23A No. 3 (Yellow), per 100. 18.00 

23 No. 12 (Yellow), per 1000. 48.00 

Fixtures, Electric— 

57 For other than Gas-filled Lamps, per 1000 . 4.00 

107 For Gas-filled Lamps, per 1000. 10.00 

66 Fixture Wire, 100, 200, 250, 400, 500, 1000, 2000 

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1 Flexible Steel Conduit, 50-ft. denomination, per 1000 

3 Flexible Tubing, per 1000. 

7E Foam Type Fire Extinguisher, per 100. 

63 Frame, Fire Door, per 100. 

Frame, Fire Window— 

78 Etched, per 100. 

9 Stamped, per 100. 

9E For Light Exposure, per 100. 

63 Frame, Metal Door, per 100. 

263 Fuses, Cartridge Enclosed (Contract Service) 

33 Fusible Link, per 100. 

106 Goggles, per 100... 

102 Guarding Device, per 100. 

Hand Pump Extinguisher— 

103 2i^-Gal., per 100. 

103A 5-Gal., per 100. 

Hardware— 

14 Fire Door, per 1000 (See also Locks, Fire Door). . 

35 Fire Window No. 3 (Red), per 1000. 

(See also Fire Window Locks.) 

131 Heater Cord, 250, 500 denominations, per 1000 ft.. . 

130 Heating Pads, per 100. 

Hose— 

92 Chemical Engine, each. 

18 Unlined Linen, 50-ft. denomination, per 100. 

18A Unlined, per 100. 

19 Rubber-lined, 50-ft. denomination, each. 

19A Rubber-covered, Cotton, Rubber-lined, each. 

47 Hose Rack, per 100. 

126A Hydrogen, Electrolytic (Contract Service) 

25 Incubator, per 100. 

72 Insulated Cabinets, per 100. 

43 Insulating Couplings, High Tension, per 1000. 

Insulating Joints— 

2 Per 1000 . 

74 No. 12, per 1000. 

Joint, Insulating— 

2 Per 1000 . 

74 No. 12, per 1000. 

112 Ladder, per 100. 

113 Ladder Foot, per 100. 

Lightning Rods— 

96 No. 50, per 1000... 

96 No. 10, per 1000. 

99 Lightweight Safe, per 100. 

18 Linen Fire Hose, 50-ft. denomination, per 100. 

33 Link, Fusible, per 100. 

Locks— 

111 Automobile, Classes A, B, C, D, per 100. 

88 Fire Door, per 100. 

23A Fire Window No. 3 (Yellow), per 1000. 

23 Fire Window No. 12 (Yellow), per 1000. 


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Spare Tire, per 100. 5.00 

Magneto Station, per 1000. 10.00 

Match (Contract Service). 

Metal Moulding, per 1000. 1.50 

Motion Picture Film, each.35 

Motion Picture Machine (Miniature), each.25 

Motorcycle Lock, per 100. 5.00 

Motor-operated Appliance- 

Brass Label, per 100. 10.00 

Transfer, per 100. ... 11.50 

Moulding, Metal, per 1000. 1.50 

Mullion, Sheet Metal, per 100. 4.00 

Oxygen, Electrolytic (Contract Service) 

Pail, Fire, per 100. 2.50 

Panelboard, per 100. 10.00 

Pipe, Cast Iron (Contract Service). 

Portable Tanks for Flazardous Liquids, per 100.100.00 

Pumps, Gasolene (See Discharge for Hazardous Liquids). 
Pump Type Fire Extinguisher (See Fire Extinguishers). 

Putty, per 1000. 10.00 

Rack, Fire Ho§e, per 100. 5.00 

Release, Automatic Fire Door, per 100. 11.00 

Rigid Conduit, 10-ft. denomination, per 1000. 3.00 

Roofing Material— 

Blank, per 1000. 1.30 

Small, Classes A and B, per 1000.50 

Small, Class C, per 1000.60 

Large, Classes A, B and C, per 1000. 2.00 

Rubber-covered Wire, 100, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 

1000 denominations, per 1000 ft.. . ..07 

Rubber-lined Fire Hose, 50-ft. denominations, each. .80 

Safety Can, per 100. 3.00 

Safety Cleaning Fluid, per 1000. 2.25 


Safe- 

Lightweight, per 100. 25.00 

Classes A, B, and C, per 100. 25.00 

Scaffolding Device, per 100. 15.00 

Sheet Metal Mullions, per 100. 4.00 

Shipping Container, per 100. 3.50 

Shutter, Fire, for opening in Exterior Walls— 


Etched, per 100. 


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Stamped, per 100. 40.00 

Sign, Electric— 

200-Lamp, each.$0.90 

300-Lamp, each. 1.10 


15-Lamp, each.. 
25-Lamp, each. . 
50-Lamp, each.. 
100-Lamp, each. . 
125 Lamp, each.. 
150-Lamp, each. . 
Snap Switch— 
Large, per 1000 
Small, per 1000 
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Switch, Enclosed— 

98A Classification AA, per 100. 4.50 

98 Classification A, per 100. 4.50 

110 Classification B, per 1000. 10.00 

Switch, Snap— 

20 Large, per 1000. 1.40 

37 Small, per 1000. 1.40 

Tanks— 

75 Portable for Hazardous Liquids, per 100.100.00 

58 Underground Storage, per 100. 20.00 

16 Time Detector, per 100. 5.00 

132 Treated Cotton Bales, per 1000.100.00 

Tubing— 

38 Automatic Fire Alarm, per 1000 ft.05 

3 Flexible, per 1000. 15.00 

58 Underground Storage Tank, per 100. 20.00 

133 Varnished Cloth Cables, per 1000.07 

550 Wall Board (Die Label). 

32 Waste Cans, per 100. 4.50 

127 Watch Box, per 100. 5.00 

15 Watch, and Fire Box, per 100. 5.00 

16 Watchman’s Station, per 1000. 10.00 

Window Frame, Fire— 

78 Etched, per 100. 18.00 

9 Stamped, per 100. 18.00 

9E Stamped, for Light Fire Exposure, per 100. 18.00 

120 Window Frame, Fire and Accident— 

Reversible Type, Stamped, per 100___ 18.00 

23 Window, Hardware (See Hardware, Locks and Chain). 
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PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND TESTING STATION 
207 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Ill., U. S. A. 
Offices and Agencies. 

The extension of the Inspection and Label Services has made 
it necessary to establish offices and agencies of the Laboratories 
in many of the principal cities of the United States and Canada, 
thus bringing a representative near to every one in these cities 
who may have business with or wish to make inquiries covering 
the organization and its work. These offices and agencies are at 
present situated at the addresses given below. The agents in 
charge may be freely consulted in reference to any material or 
appliance which has been submitted for examination by anyone 
having a proper interest in the subject. 


Alabama 


Bessemer 

Birmingham 

Decatur 

Tuscaloosa 

J. A. Whisenant 

J. E. Orr 

J. R. Daniell 

Chas. Abbott 

323 Fairfax Ave. 

1704-5 American Trust & Sav¬ 
ings Bank Bldg. 

413 Bank St. 

c/o Tuscaloosa Water Works. 


California 


Chico 

Los Angeles 
Sacramento 

San Francisco 

Floyd Mulkey 

R. Waldron, Jr. 

L. L. Brockman 

C. H. Lum 

Box 56, R. 1. 

214 Citizens Nat’l Bank Bldg. 
1117 6th St. 

205 Merchants’ Exchange Bldg. 


Colorado 


Denver 

L. A. Barley 

818 Gas & Electric Bldg. 


Connecticut 

Bridgeport 

Hartford 

II. W. King 

Geo. Michelson 

Address N. Y. Office. 

223 Asylum St. 


Florida 


Tampa 

W. M. Mathews 

c/o Fire Department. 

Atlanta 

Georgia 

W. D. Cates 

533 Trust Co. of Ga., Bldg. 


Illinois 


Danville 

Galesburg 

Kankakee 

Peoria 

Quincy 

Rockford 

Rock Island 

Springfield 

Vandalia 

L. A. Tuggle 

F. R. Hadett 

S. E. Moisant 

J. N. Borah 

C. H. Cowper 

W. B. Noble 

C. G. Williams 

C. R. Jones 

W. E. Miller 

1107 Grant St. 

58-62 S. Cherry St. 

44 City Nat’l Bank Bldg. 

807-8 Jefferson Bldg. 

711 Illinois State Bank Bldg. 
318 Madison St. 

312 Safety Bldg. 

411-412 Workman Bldg. 

422 Gallatia St. 


Indiana 


Evansville 

Fort Wayne 
Indianapolis 
South Bend 
Terre Haute 

R. C. Milliron 

W. H. Williamson 

E. M. Sellers 

C. W. Carroll 

H. A. Fanckboner 

c/o Indiana Insp. Bureau. 

809 Shoaff Bldg. 

1304-6 Merchants’ Bank Bldg. 
542 Farmer’s Security Bldg. 
Terre Haute Trust Bldg. 


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Cedar Rapids 

Cresco 
Des Moines 
Dubuque 
Sioux City 
Waterloo 

Atchison 

Topeka 

Wichita 

Covington 

Hopkinsville 

Louisville 

Owensboro 

Paducah 

New Orleans 

Portland 

Baltimore 

Boston 

W. Springfield 
Detroit 

Grand Rapids 

Jackson 

Saginaw 

Duluth 
Minneapolis 
Owatonna 
St. Paul 

Kansas City 
St. Joseph 
St. Louis 
St. Louis 

Omaha 

Pleasantville 

Buffalo 

Elmira 

Jamestown 

New York, N. Y. 

Rochester 

Schenectady 

Syracuse 

Charlotte 

Muskogee 
Oklahoma City 


Iowa 

C. J. Stewart 

G. C. Church 

K. L. Walling 
E. A. Fits 
Chas. D. Arnold 

L. J. Duke 

Kansas 

A. S. Drury 
W. C. Hodges 

H. G. Hix 


413 Am. Trust & Savings Bank 
I Bldg. 

712-720 Securities Bldg. 

208 Security Bldg. 

307 Trimble Bldg. 

Lafayette Bldg! 

106-108 N. Sixth St. 

701 Jackson St. 

415 Bitting Bldg. 


Kentucky 

Chas. H. Trame 
J. T. Waller 
G. H. Parker 
A. K. Brake 
J. C. Schmitt 

Louisiana 

R. P. Strong 


Motch Bldg. 

Gish Bldg. 

303 Speed Bldg. 
Masonic Temple Bldg. 
110 Guthrie Bldg. 


814 Gravier St. 


Maine 

S'. P. Bradish 187 Middle St. 


Maryland 

J. H. Kenney 61 Maryland Life Bldg. 


Massachusetts 

F. H. Wentworth 87 Milk St. 

Shazv D. Sargent Cold Springs Ave. 

Michigan 

Geo. W. Cleveland Real Estate Exchange Bldg. 

R. J. Martin 807-8 Grand Rapids Sav. Bk. 

Bldg. 

L. H. Dabhcrt 503-8 Central State Bank Bldg. 

R. A. Moore 303 Eddy Bldg. 

Minnesota 

/. B. McLeran 616 Lonsdale Bldg. 

Edgar Pritchard 1236 Plymouth Bldg. 

C. A. Tincher 

E. A. Ritt 817-20 Commerce Bldg. 

Missouri 

F. J. Fetter 909 Republic Bldg. 

R. M. Mansfield 1217 Corby-Forsee Bldg. 

Geo. A. Madison 734 Pierce Bldg. 

P. W. Terry 1330 Pierce Bldg. 

Nebraska 

Frank Stanberry World Herald Bldg. 

New Jersey 

W. H. Heller 52 Washington St. 


New York 


E. H. Siqison 
A. O. Hyde 
J. Willis 
Dana Pierce 
G. W. Sawyer 
R. R. Terpening 
A. M. Paddon 


840 Marine Trust Co. Bldg. 

403 Robinson Bldg. 

404 Wellman Bldg. 

25 City Hall Place. 

703 Wilder Bldg. 

320 Wedgeway Bldg. 

700 Gurney Bldg. 


North Carolina 

Thos. Griffith & Co., 1 West Fourth St. 


Oklahoma 

I. B. Murrey 611 Barnes Bldg. 

C. T. Ingalls 501-11 Mercantile Bldg. 

Oregon 


Portland 


F. D. Weber 


401 Lumberman’s Bldg. 


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Akron 

Cincinnati 

Cleveland 

Columbus 

Dayton 

Lima 

Marietta 

Springfield 

Steubenville 

Toledo 

Youngstown 

Zanesville 


Allentown 

Erie 

Harrisburg 

Lancaster 

Philadelphia 

Pittsburgh 

Reading 

Scranton 

Wilkes-Barre 

York 

Chattanooga 

Knoxville 

Memphis 

Nashville 


Beaumont 
Bonham 
Dallas 
Galveston 
'Houston 
Port Neches 
San Antonio 


Norfolk 

Richmond 


Seattle 

Charleston 

Wheeling 

Eau Claire 

Green Bay 

Madison 

Milwaukee 

Oshkosh 

Superior 

Calgary 

Edmonton 

Vancouver 

Victoria 


Winnipeg 


Ohio 

R. A. Meyers 
Leo. J. Schweer 
C. H. Patton 
T. B. Sellers 
C. F. Siler 
Wallace Landis 
Joseph Manley 
L. R. Drake 
L. B. Selby 
G. L. Eiselstein 
E. R. Wood 
E. K. P rob as co 


426 Hamilton Bldg. 

1403 First Nat’l Bank Bldg. 
Plain Dealer Bldg. 

Hartman Bldg. 

901-902 Conover Bldg. 

Masonic Bldg. 

328 Fourth St. 

504 Arcus Bldg. 

908 Sinclair Bldg. 

737 Spitzer Bldg. 

207 Home Sav’gs & Loan Bldg. 

427 Main St. 


Pennsylvania 

L. J. Kennedy * 303 Allentown Nat’l Bk. Bldg. 

C. K. Riechert 501-502 Marine Bank Bldg. 

P. J. Hess 29 N. Second St. 

Geo. B. Hetrick 46 E. Orange St. 

C. A. Hexamer ,850 Bullitt Bldg. 

F. W. Sproul 203 Keystone Bldg. 

Harry Weand 406-7 Baer Bldg. 

C. O. Howley 816 Connell Bldg. 

Wm. P. Weiss 70 Regent St. 

H. B. Gilman 43 John Hartman Bldg. 

Tennessee 

C. L. Alexander 
C. D. Beardsley 
J. T. Johnson 

F. B. Quackenboss 

Texas 

T. V. Smelker 
Edgar Whedbee 
S. W. Inglish 
A. G. Youens 
Thos. D. Copeland 

G. A. Keith 
W. P. McNeel 

Virginia 

W. S. Selby 
A. H. Apperson 


919 James Bldg. 

808-10 Bank & Trust Bldg. 
1506-7 Union & Planters Bank 
Bldg. 

Stahlman Bldg. 


411-413 Gilbert Bldg. 

705 Am. Ex. Bank Bldg. 

4 Reymershoffer Bldg. 

2411 Milam St. 

Fire Marshal, Dept of Fire & 
Police. 

504 McKevitt Bldg. 

815 American Nat’l Bank Bldg. 


Washington 

H. H. Botten 1100 Alaska Bldg. 

West Virginia 

E. V. King Professional Bldg. 

W. H. Taylor 1005 Schmulbach Bldg. 

Wisconsin 


R. O. Wolverton 
Frank Ambach 
Wm. A. Taylor 
Geo. Nichols 

S. H. Ashton 
E. C. Maxfield 

Alberta 
R. J. Criqhton 
J. H. Millar 


Fisk Bldg. 

1172 Pine St. 

623 Gay Bldg. 

912 First Nat’l Bank Bldg. 
355-56 F. R. A. Bldg. 

1112 Tower Ave. 


47 Canada Life Bldg. 

733 Tegler Blk. 

British Columbia 

/. L. Noble 1021-36 Rogers Bldg. 

D. A. S. McGregor c/o Vancouver Island Fire 

Und. Ass’n. 


Manitoba 


A. H. Stead 


c/o Western Canada Fire Und. 
Ass’n. 


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Fort Williams 

Ontario 

H. H. Wilcox 

134 N. Franklin St. 

Kingston 

C. S. Kirkpatrick 

26 Clarence St. 

Landon 

W. D. McLaughlin 

60 Bank of Toronto Chambers. 

Ottawa 

T. Bowyer 

1101-14 Excelsior Life Bldg. 

Toronto 

J. A. Robertson 


Province of Quebec 

Montreal 

A. W. Hadrill 

524 Coristine Bldg. 

Quebec 

F. T. Char tier 

Address Montreal Agency. 

Sherbrooke 

P. N. Barrow 

Address Montreal Agency. 


Saskatchewan 

Moosejaw 

Geo. W. Baines 

c/o Fire Department. 

Regina 

Stanley Storey 

c/o Messrs. Storey & Van 

Saskatoon 

S. E. Bushe 

Egmond. 

c/o Calder-Bushe Agencies. 





